20 Top middle grade books like The Shadow Moth (A Clock of Stars, #1) by Francesca Gibbons

Cover of The Shadow Moth (A Clock of Stars, #1) by Francesca Gibbons

The Shadow Moth (A Clock of Stars, #1)

By: Francesca Gibbons

4.06

Format: 541 pages, Hardcover

With all the magic of Narnia and the humour of Mary Poppins, this is a future middle grade fantasy …

If you liked the middle grade plot in The Shadow Moth (A Clock of Stars, #1) by Francesca Gibbons , here is a list of 20 books like this:

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1. The Explorer

By: Katherine Rundell

4.83

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Parents' Choice Recommended From Boston Globe-Horn Book Award winner Katherine Rundell comes an exc… read more

Similar categories in Katherine Rundell's The Explorer book and Francesca Gibbons's The Shadow Moth (A Clock of Stars, #1)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • adventure

2. The Wizards of Once (The Wizards of Once #1)

By: Cressida Cowell

3.07

Format: None pages, Hardcover

This is the story of a young boy Wizard and a young girl Warrior who have been taught to hate each … read more

Similar categories in Cressida Cowell's The Wizards of Once (The Wizards of Once #1) book and Francesca Gibbons's The Shadow Moth (A Clock of Stars, #1)

Cover of Greenwild (Greenwild, #1) by Pari Thomson

3. Greenwild (Greenwild, #1)

By: Pari Thomson

4.20

Format: 364 pages, Hardcover

Open the door to a spellbinding world where the wilderness is alive and a deep magic rises from the… read more

Similar categories in Pari Thomson's Greenwild (Greenwild, #1) book and Francesca Gibbons's The Shadow Moth (A Clock of Stars, #1)

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of Knock Three Times (The Wizards of Once, #3) by Cressida Cowell

4. Knock Three Times (The Wizards of Once, #3)

By: Cressida Cowell

4.30

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Cressida Cowell, author of How to Train Your Dragon, brings us the next thrilling installment in th… read more

Similar categories in Cressida Cowell's Knock Three Times (The Wizards of Once, #3) book and Francesca Gibbons's The Shadow Moth (A Clock of Stars, #1)

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • science fiction fantasy
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"ALL children are spectacularly gifted and learning should be for everyone!"

-Cressida Cowell, Knock Three Times (The Wizards of Once, #3)

Cover of Twice Magic (The Wizards of Once, #2) by Cressida Cowell

5. Twice Magic (The Wizards of Once, #2)

By: Cressida Cowell

4.24

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

This was once the story of a young boy Wizard and a young girl Warrior who had been taught since bi… read more

Similar categories in Cressida Cowell's Twice Magic (The Wizards of Once, #2) book and Francesca Gibbons's The Shadow Moth (A Clock of Stars, #1)

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"This is the problem with stories. Stories always mean something. The question is ... What exactly do they mean?"

-Cressida Cowell, Twice Magic (The Wizards of Once, #2)

"But then," said Caliburn, "the adults are making such an almighty mess of things maybe we have to put our faith in the children, crazy and unrealistic and reckless though they are..."

-Cressida Cowell, Twice Magic (The Wizards of Once, #2)

"...and the problem with werewolves is they do mumble their words, so sometimes you could mistake a grunt for a gurgle, or an oooarrghh for an eereggagh, and completely misunderstand what they were ta…"

-Cressida Cowell, Twice Magic (The Wizards of Once, #2)

"A GIANT heart Needs a GIANT life! GIANT arms Can hold a world! Let me lead a GIANT'S life! No little steps, no holding back! A GIANT'S way, a GIANT'S track! Let my mistakes Be GIANT ones! For I can't…"

-Cressida Cowell, Twice Magic (The Wizards of Once, #2)

Cover of The Accidental Apprentice (Wilderlore, #1) by Amanda Foody

6. The Accidental Apprentice (Wilderlore, #1)

By: Amanda Foody

4.26

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A boy who accidentally bonds with a magical Beast must set off on an adventure in the mysterious Wo… read more

Similar categories in Amanda Foody's The Accidental Apprentice (Wilderlore, #1) book and Francesca Gibbons's The Shadow Moth (A Clock of Stars, #1)

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of The City Beyond the Sea (Greenwild #2) by Pari Thomson

7. The City Beyond the Sea (Greenwild #2)

By: Pari Thomson

4.38

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Daisy Thistledown's epic adventure continues in the spellbinding sequel to New York Times bestselle… read more

Similar categories in Pari Thomson's The City Beyond the Sea (Greenwild #2) book and Francesca Gibbons's The Shadow Moth (A Clock of Stars, #1)

  • childrens
  • science fiction fantasy
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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8. The Night We Got Stuck in a Story

By: Ben Miller

3.91

Format: 100 pages, Paperback

book read more

Similar categories in Ben Miller's The Night We Got Stuck in a Story book and Francesca Gibbons's The Shadow Moth (A Clock of Stars, #1)

  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • childrens
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9. The Lost Whale

By: Hannah Gold

4.40

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A gorgeously written standalone from the acclaimed author of The Last Bear, Hannah Gold's second no… read more

Similar categories in Hannah Gold's The Lost Whale book and Francesca Gibbons's The Shadow Moth (A Clock of Stars, #1)

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"A patchwork of blue, emerald and turquoise, with white horses dancing like diamonds on the surface. The water stretched out forever until it melted into the sky."

-Hannah Gold, The Lost Whale

Cover of The Extremely Embarrassing Life of Lottie Brooks (Lottie Brooks, #1) by Katie  Kirby

10. The Extremely Embarrassing Life of Lottie Brooks (Lottie Brooks, #1)

By: Katie Kirby

4.40

Format: None pages, Paperback

The first book in the hilarious new series for children by the bestselling creator of Hurrah For Gi… read more

Similar categories in Katie Kirby's The Extremely Embarrassing Life of Lottie Brooks (Lottie Brooks, #1) book and Francesca Gibbons's The Shadow Moth (A Clock of Stars, #1)

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
Cover of The Catastrophic Friendship Fails of Lottie Brooks (Lottie Brooks, #2) by Katie  Kirby

11. The Catastrophic Friendship Fails of Lottie Brooks (Lottie Brooks, #2)

By: Katie Kirby

4.52

Format: 464 pages, Paperback

The hilarious new sequel to The Extremely Embarrassing Life of Lottie Brooks by the bestselling cre… read more

Similar categories in Katie Kirby's The Catastrophic Friendship Fails of Lottie Brooks (Lottie Brooks, #2) book and Francesca Gibbons's The Shadow Moth (A Clock of Stars, #1)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
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12. The Whisperwicks: The Labyrinth of Lost and Found

By: Jordan Lees

4.32

Format: 394 pages, Paperback

A boy who doesn't believe in magic. An impossible world that will change his mind. Eleven-year-… read more

Similar categories in Jordan Lees's The Whisperwicks: The Labyrinth of Lost and Found book and Francesca Gibbons's The Shadow Moth (A Clock of Stars, #1)

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of The School for Whatnots by Margaret Peterson Haddix

13. The School for Whatnots

By: Margaret Peterson Haddix

3.79

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

From master of suspense author Margaret Peterson Haddix comes another page-turning stand-alone adve… read more

Similar categories in Margaret Peterson Haddix's The School for Whatnots book and Francesca Gibbons's The Shadow Moth (A Clock of Stars, #1)

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of Never and Forever (The Wizards of Once, #4) by Cressida Cowell

14. Never and Forever (The Wizards of Once, #4)

By: Cressida Cowell

4.34

Format: 255 pages, Kindle Edition

The No.1 bestselling series from the author of How to Train Your Dragon. Can Xar and Wish unite the… read more

Similar categories in Cressida Cowell's Never and Forever (The Wizards of Once, #4) book and Francesca Gibbons's The Shadow Moth (A Clock of Stars, #1)

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of Hedgewitch (Hedgewitch, #1) by Skye McKenna

15. Hedgewitch (Hedgewitch, #1)

By: Skye McKenna

4.16

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

First in a magical five-book series for readers of Nevermoor, The Worst Witch and The Dark Is Risin… read more

Similar categories in Skye McKenna's Hedgewitch (Hedgewitch, #1) book and Francesca Gibbons's The Shadow Moth (A Clock of Stars, #1)

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Cassandra Morgan was hiding in the broom cupboard. It wasn't a bad place to hide. all things considered; a narrow window provided light to read by and an upturned bucket served well enough as a seat.…"

-Skye McKenna, Hedgewitch (Hedgewitch, #1)

Cover of Wolf Girl: Into the Wild (Wolf Girl, #1) by Anh Do

16. Wolf Girl: Into the Wild (Wolf Girl, #1)

By: Anh Do

4.26

Format: 206 pages, Paperback

A wildly exciting new adventure series from bestselling author Anh Do. I crawled onto the bank a… read more

Similar categories in Anh Do's Wolf Girl: Into the Wild (Wolf Girl, #1) book and Francesca Gibbons's The Shadow Moth (A Clock of Stars, #1)

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of The Beast and the Bethany (The Beast and the Bethany, #1) by Jack Meggitt-Phillips

17. The Beast and the Bethany (The Beast and the Bethany, #1)

By: Jack Meggitt-Phillips

4.02

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Beauty comes at a price. And no one knows that better than Ebenezer Tweezer, who has stayed beautif… read more

Similar categories in Jack Meggitt-Phillips's The Beast and the Bethany (The Beast and the Bethany, #1) book and Francesca Gibbons's The Shadow Moth (A Clock of Stars, #1)

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"ren’t you going to say ‘Whoa!’ or ‘Gosh!’?"

-Jack Meggitt-Phillips, The Beast and the Bethany (The Beast and the Bethany, #1)

"It can be rather a nasty shock when you realize that you’ve been behaving badly."

-Jack Meggitt-Phillips, The Beast and the Bethany (The Beast and the Bethany, #1)

"Yes, I am a handsome devil, and yes, I can do it! After all, what’s three days in the life of a 511-year-old anyway?"

-Jack Meggitt-Phillips, The Beast and the Bethany (The Beast and the Bethany, #1)

"A good night’s sleep can do wonders for the brain. It can help sharpen your thinking, and if you are lucky, it can bring you answers to the most troublesome questions."

-Jack Meggitt-Phillips, The Beast and the Bethany (The Beast and the Bethany, #1)

Cover of The Secret Cave: Wolf Girl 3 by Anh Do

18. The Secret Cave: Wolf Girl 3

By: Anh Do

4.50

Format: 206 pages, Paperback

Wolf Girl is back in the wild, but that doesn't mean life is any easier for her and her loyal pack … read more

Similar categories in Anh Do's The Secret Cave: Wolf Girl 3 book and Francesca Gibbons's The Shadow Moth (A Clock of Stars, #1)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • adventure
Cover of Artezans: The Forgotten Magic: Book 1 by L.D. Lapinski

19. Artezans: The Forgotten Magic: Book 1

By: L.D. Lapinski

4.31

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

For the last 400 years, magic has been fading...Edward Crane has always feared he won't have any ma… read more

Similar categories in L.D. Lapinski's Artezans: The Forgotten Magic: Book 1 book and Francesca Gibbons's The Shadow Moth (A Clock of Stars, #1)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fantasy
Cover of The Shadow Moth (A Clock of Stars, #1) by Francesca Gibbons

20. The Shadow Moth (A Clock of Stars, #1)

By: Francesca Gibbons

4.06

Format: 541 pages, Hardcover

With all the magic of Narnia and the humour of Mary Poppins, this is a future middle grade fantasy … read more

Similar categories in Francesca Gibbons's The Shadow Moth (A Clock of Stars, #1) book and Francesca Gibbons's The Shadow Moth (A Clock of Stars, #1)

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • science fiction fantasy
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of Impossible Creatures (Impossible Creatures, #1) by Katherine Rundell

21. Impossible Creatures (Impossible Creatures, #1)

By: Katherine Rundell

4.18

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The day Christopher saved a drowning baby griffin from a hidden lake would change his life forever.… read more

Similar categories in Katherine Rundell's Impossible Creatures (Impossible Creatures, #1) book and Francesca Gibbons's The Shadow Moth (A Clock of Stars, #1)

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"I'm no philosopher, and I prefer, in an ideal world, to go uneaten. (p. 111)"

-Katherine Rundell, Impossible Creatures (Impossible Creatures, #1)

"What is this rainfall of children? Did I go sailing just to have storms of infants cascading down my sail at me? (p. 74)"

-Katherine Rundell, Impossible Creatures (Impossible Creatures, #1)

"Nighthand grunted, and signalled for another bottle of wine. "Are you sure?" said Irian. "Shouldn't we keep our wits about us?" "I see no reason to. I prefer the world drunk. It disappoints me less."…"

-Katherine Rundell, Impossible Creatures (Impossible Creatures, #1)

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